ANTH 320/DEVS 321 PEOPLE AND DEVELOPMENT Fall 2017

Oct. 23 - 30 New donors
    READ: Niu, Z., 2016. China’s development and its aid presence in Africa: A critical reflection from the perspective of development anthropology. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 51(2): 199-221.

    DeHart, M. (2012) Remodelling the global development landscape: The China model and south–south cooperation in Latin America. Third World Quarterly, 33(7): 1359-1375.

    Xu, Xiuli,  Xiaoyun Li, Gubo Qi, Lixia Tang  and Langton Mukwereza (2016) Science, technology, and the politics of knowledge: The case of China’s agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa. World Development 81: 82-91.

    Buckley, Lila (2013)  Chinese Land-Based Interventions in Senegal: Understanding political positioning: Actor-oriented strategies. Development and Change 44(2): 29–450.


Oct. 23: finish discussion of Garmany and new state role in development
- take up midterm

Does it matter who, that is what country, offers development assistance?/Does it matter who studies it?
Who are the BRICS?

https://www.die-gdi.de/en/the-current-column/article/chinas-19th-party-congress-a-stronger-role-for-china-in-global-development/
http://www.euronews.com/2017/10/22/view-china-has-tools-and-opportunity-to-become-new-leader-in-international

Niu and DeHart:
    - what is the “China Model” or China’s “South-South Cooperation” model?

    - how does it differ from Western aid, according to Niu? According to DeHart?
        - who are Niu and Dehart, and do we need to consider their backgrounds?

    - how is Chinese aid linked to its political and economic aims?
        - what is the “One China” policy?
        - what are the allegations about why China is engaged in aid and trade in Africa and Latin America?
        - how is China’s pattern of international assistance and trade similar to, or different from that of the “First World”?

    - what are the specific arguments of Niu with respect to China’s assistance to Africa, and the Ethio-China Polytechnic College (ECPC)?
        - what does Niu say about China’s development philosophy?
            - how does he characterize the relations between the First World and the Third World?
        - what does Niu say about recipient country’s welcoming of Chinese aid?
            - note how the discussion of the ECPC focuses on the conflicted position of the Chinese experts and workers, and on the distinct expectations of the Chinese and Ethiopian counterparts
                - the discussion of what role Chinese anthropologists might play is set in this context

    - how does DeHart discuss the Chinese-donated stadium in Costa Rica?
        - why does Costa Rica accept Chinese aid and what are the political implications of this?
        - how was the stadium built and what interpretations can be made of this?
        - how do Costa Ricans, both political leaders and middle class citizens (she does not seem to include working class Costa Ricans), view this new engagement with China?

ANY UNFAMILIAR WORDS?

Xu et al. and Buckley
    - how does Chinese international assistance manifest in specific projects?
                - actor-oriented approaches that focus on the interface between people
        - politics
        - economics
        - technology and technocratic solutions
        - socio/cultural elements
                    - what is "land grabbing"?

Group exercise to explore issues related to new donors

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